TEPEE


Meaning of TEPEE in English

[ 'ti:pi: ]

(also teepee or tipi )

■ noun a conical tent made of skins or cloth on a frame of poles, used by American Indians of the Plains and Great Lakes regions.

Origin

C18: from Sioux tīpī 'dwelling'.

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